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@Greentea: Thank you!
@mrsrugbee: Yeah, I'm letting go of the idea of it being magical...everyone here is making me realize that's not reality.
@catlady: Sounds like there's always something...thank you for the encouragement though! I appreciate it!
@YouGotMe: One day at a time is excellent advice
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@.twist.: I think that's a hard part for me. Our lives improved when we switched to formula with our first son. I think I just really want to give it my best shot this time around. I don't have thrush this time, so I feel like I need to push through if I can. But life with formula is familiar to me - so we will see.
@simplyfelicity: Hey there my fellow July mama - sorry to hear you're in the same boat. One day at a time
@Mrs.Someone: I do have access to great lactation consultants at our pediatrician's office. I'm going to see how things are by the weekend, and then decide if I need to make an appointment. Thank you for the reminder to reach out for help.
@jh524: Thank you for the encouragement! I will definitely reach out to my LCs soon if things don't improve.
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@lawbee11: Thank you for the reminder to set small goals. Sometimes you need some help with brainpower during all of these sleep-deprived days.
@LovelyPlum: I'm definitely filing away all of these suggestions and bits of motivation for the next time it gets hard! I'm glad to hear that this 6 week one is really a doozy and I'm not just going crazy!
@BadgerMom: I'm just going to keep reminding myself that it will get easier. Thank you!
@T.H.O.U.: Oh my goodness, more wrestling? I feel like I'm batling chicken wings and frog legs all the time right now. It really will always been something, won't it?
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@blackbird: Thank you for relating and for the support
@SleepyMonkey: 4 months seems like an eternity from now...but I have to think that this will get better. It will.
@PawPrints: Thank you for sharing your opinion and for the support
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@Ash: Hugs right back atcha! So - inquiring minds want to know...since your past was over a week ago, how are things with you? Better?
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@sweetooth: The website kellymom is a great resource for breastfeeding advice or just general "is this normal?" information. Here's the link to their article on growth spurts - http://kellymom.com/hot-topics/growth-spurts/
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@MrsF: Thank you so much for the hugs, relating, and for that great link!
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@My Only Sunshine: Very familiar with kellymom - SUCH a great resource! Thank you!
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@sweetooth: Agree that being able to nurse back to sleep MOTN is quite magical, haha! And oh yeah, the free part is so motivating! I started supplementing last month and I'm still using samples, but I've been looking for deals and realize how costly it is if I were to FF full time!
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@sweetooth: so so so much better! I'm so glad I pushed through. I only made it a month with C and yesterday was 7 weeks with G! I wouldn't say it's magical but it's definitely not horrible anymore.
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@snowjewelz: So true, the cost of formula really does add up. But still, it's pretty amazing that there is another option.
@Ash: I am SO glad to hear that! Not to jinx things over here - but we are doing better. Taking it day by day and thinking of all of the helpful advice and words of wisdom from everyone who shared their thoughts on this thread.
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I'm so sorry you're struggling! I have overactive letdown as well and I really struggled with both my LOs. DD1 was the sleepy, cuddley, always up for a nice long BFing session kind of baby. It was nice and cuddles once we settled into feedings. DD2 is totally different. From day 1 she was never a baby who likes to waste time BFing. Now at 6 months she's squirmey and impatient for immediate let downs and feeding her is nothing cuddley and the farthest thing from magical. I just try to relax and realize that it is what it is and I can't change her nursing style. I think there is also an unfair expectation of BFing to be this magical experience. Sometimes (like a lot of things in parenting) it is just something you have to just push through.
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Magical? Never for me. But much better? At 8 weeks. I was still in tears on a regular basis at 6 weeks. You've still got to take it feeding by feeding at that point, baby steps.
It has it's brief great moments, but mostly it's just a sacrifice I've made for my kiddos. My mom loved it, but I have honestly never felt that fond of it, I still don't understand how she describes it. It caused me a lot of stress and I've never worked so hard at anything in my life. I'm proud of it, but very ready to wean my second.
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I wouldn't say it's even been magical. However it did get so much better around 12 weeks old. After that I set small goals like 6 months old/9 months old/ 12 months old/ 12+. Here we are at 18 months today and still going strong. I never thought we would get this far in a million years. On day at a time momma.
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